so... if i'm understanding: -you have a 32bit NIS server that you've configured for your network. -you are not running dns, but are instead using /etc/hosts, and /etc/resolv.conf on your boxes -you have a couple of 32bit clients that can attach to the NIS server, and that you can log against. you can run 'ypcat passwd' on these machines with no issues.. -attaching a 64bit machine as a NIS Client which you've configured as best you can, is giving you errors... I just had a conversation with a Sr. Redhat Tech support eng, where he was telling me that there might be an issue with my situation that might be related to the fact that the server is 64 bit, and the slave is 32bit... might not be related.... but hmm... can you post your ypserv.conf, as well as your yp.conf files -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org]On Behalf Of Scott Ehrlich Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:58 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] NIS problems On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Clint Dilks wrote: > > Scott Ehrlich wrote: >> I've got a RHEL5 server acting as a NIS/NFS server, and connected one C5 >> machine just fine. >> >> I'm trying to connect another, and for the life of me, cannot figure out >> why NIS won't bind. NFS works fine. ypbind just hangs. I disabled >> SELinux and the firewall. I just cannot get it to bind. >> >> Ideas? >> > > Hi do you have the appropriate entry in /etc/hosts for ypserv on NIS Server ? Yep. This is on a small lan - /etc/hosts acts as local dns. The error is the one when ypinit -s server hasn't been run. I've had two successful runs on 32-bit C5 adding said 32-bit hosts to the network, but this one 64-bit C5 system is giving me the NIS problems. I can ssh, ping, and doing anything else I want. Again, the 32-bit hosts work fine against the server. This one 64-bit machine is simply giving me the NIS headaches. Thanks for any/all ideas. Scott > >> Thanks. >> >> Scott >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos